SHOOTS Synonyms: 341 Similar and Opposite Words

shoots 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoot

as in fires

to cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force BB guns shoot small round metal pellets

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as in blasts

to cause a weapon to release a missile with great force soldiers train extensively to learn to shoot accurately and quickly

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as in pops

to strike with a missile from a gun hunters can shoot deer only during the legally specified open season

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as in rushes

to proceed or move quickly some show-off shot past all the other skiers on the slope

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as in photographs

to take a photograph of shooting the lakeside scene while the light lasted

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as in casts

to throw or give off suddenly the old, broken-down toaster began shooting out sparks

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as in shouts

to voice one's opinions freely with force you've been wanting to say something since this meeting started, so shoot

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as in sprinkles

to mark with small spots especially unevenly hazel eyes that were brown shot with green

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as in sends

to cause to go or be taken from one place to another shot a congratulatory e-mail to his friend as soon as he heard the good news

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shoots

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noun

plural of shoot

as in limbs

a branch of a main stem especially of a plant collected the most tender shoots for the vegetable dish he was making

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as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body there'd be a shoot of pain from that molar whenever I bit down

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Recent Examples of shoots

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One of the riders appears to pull out a pistol and shoots the influencer point blank. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Then Indiana Jones looks at him, sighs, pulls out a gun and just shoots him. — Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, over in London, Tina Fey shoots scenes for the upcoming sixth season of Only Murders in The Building. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026 Folarin Balogun of the United States shoots during the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 match between the USA and Belgium in Seattle, July 6, 2026. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026 Sanghee, who has a day job importing snacks and shoots short films in her spare time, spends two days with the family as old secrets, unsolicited advice and hollow flattery come to the surface. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2026 The video shows the bear rushing Koerwitz, who grabs a can of bear spray and shoots it at the bear. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 Details emerge after an ICE officer fatally shoots a man in Houston. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 10 July 2026 Someone shoots themselves — not once, but three times in the face — and then this same sturdy character somehow has a long make-out session with a loved one. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

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Its main aims, however, also take in enrolling Recife’s key craft talent on projects, bringing on the next generation of great filmmakers in Brazil’s Northeast, and attracting shoots to the state. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The best time to divide and transplant daylilies is in the spring when temperatures are cool and new shoots are just beginning to emerge. — The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026 Additionally, prune back any vertical shoots to maintain an open, productive structure. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 4 Aug. 2026 English-style pheasant shoots and a private hunt club are complemented by hunting grounds home to elk, moose, mountain lions, and black bears. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 This will keep new shoots from growing and will eventually kill the stump, but sprouts may still pop up elsewhere in the yard. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026 Currently, the county does not receive significant permitting fees from shoots on private property or state parks. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Pitched against the Sennheiser HD25 Pro, these new headphones are aimed at audio professionals working on-location shoots and field recording to mobile editing setups and live sound environments. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The two were first seen together last August on the set of one of Beer’s shoots. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoots

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The bureau conducts its own investigation each time an agent fires a weapon.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
And 10 years later, DOGE actually fires hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

— Tonya Mosley, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of fires

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These events occur when extremely hot underground water suddenly turns into steam, expands, and blasts apart the surrounding rock.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
No stomping rhythms here, no shrill blasts in unison, no sweaty masculinity souring the air, no red faces.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of blasts

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Changes to temperature, wind speed and humidity occur as the moon crosses in front of the sun during a solar eclipse and casts a shadow on Earth’s surface.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
The biography, drawn from interviews with Altman as well as with more than 250 of his friends, family, and associates, casts a balanced portrait of a figure who is by turns self-effacing and cognizant of his unique place in history.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of casts

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That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of shouts

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Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.

— Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026